Wearing apparel and method of making the same



Nov. 20, 1951 w. w. ARTZT 2,575,700

WEARING APPAREL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed July 22, 1950 wWILL/0M 1M flnrzr- INVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 20, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WEARING APPAREL ANDMETHOD OF MAKING THE SAME 13 Claims.

The present invention relates to wearing apparel, and is particularlydirected to improved garments, such as undershirts, garments of theT-shirt type, and the like.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide form fittinggarments of the char acter indicated which afford maximum comfort to thewearer in the torso and shoulder areas, without restricting movement ofthe wearer's arms, and yet retain their shape after repeated use andlaundering thereof.

Another object resides in the provision of garments of the characterindicated which, when worn, will readily and automatically conform tothe various parts of the body of the wearer covered thereby.

Another object is to provide a garment of the character indicated, asingle size of which will conform to and properly fit torsos ofdifferent size wearers.

Another object is to provide such garments wherein the body portions andthe sleeves may each be constructed of an integrally continuouslyknitted piece of fabric.

A further object is to provide such garments in a simple and economicalmanner.

Other and further objects of the invention will be manifest from thefollowing description and the accompanying drawing.

In accordance with the invention, the foregoing objects are accomplishedby providing a garment of the character indicated Which preferably isconstructed of a circularly-knitted fabric comprising a one-pieceintegral body portion or form, wherein the sides and shoulders of suchbody portion have longitudinal zones which are of a knit more yieldablelaterally than adjacent portions and the remainder of the body portion,and wherein the sleeves are each formed of continuous knitted tubinghaving longitudinal zones of a knit more yieldable than the remainder ofthe sleeves and are joined to the body portion with the yieldable zonesof the sleeves contiguous to the yieldable zones at the sides andshoulders of the body portion, the above mentioned zones preferablybeing plait-knitted and adapted to retain their shape when relaxed andthe remainder of the garment being of a conventional plain or jerseyknit.

In the accompanying drawing wherein I have illustrated preferredembodiments of my invention:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the body portion of an undershirt embodying thepresent invention as cut from a flat tube of circularly-knitted fabric,shown in broken lines;

Fig. 2 is an elevational View of the front of the body portion foldedsubstantially into a plane indicated by the line 22 on Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a completed um 2 dershirt, of theT-shirt type, including the body portion of Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a modified body portion of an undershirtembodying the present invention as cut from a flat tube ofcircularly-knitted fabric, shown in broken lines;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the completed undershirt, including themodified body portion of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of sleeve portions for the undershirts of Figs. 3or 5 as cut from a flat tube of circularly-knitted fabric; and

Fig. '7 is a plan view similar to Fig. 6, but showing sleeve portionscut from a fiat tube of circularly-knitted fabric according to stillanother modification of the present invention.

Referring to the drawing in detail, and more particularly to Fig. 1,thereof, there is shown in broken lines a flat tube of fabric [0 havingdiametrically opposed, longitudinal zones l2 of a knit which is moreyieldable laterally than adjacent portions and the remainder of thetube. To

accomplish this, the zones l2 are plait-knitted in a manner to stretchreadily, whereby when a garment is made from the tube l0 in the mannerhereinafter described, the zone [2 will afford maximum comfort and easeof movement to the wearer in the body, shoulder and armhole areas, whichzones readily conform to the parts of the body of the wearer, whilebeing worn, and return to their original shape upon removal of thegarment from the body of the wearer, and after repeated washings. Theremainder of tube I0 may be of a conventional knit or other fabric.

More particularly, the zones I2 may be of an accordion knit such asillustrated and described in United States Letters Patent 2,201,980,wherein a self-pleating machine knitted, double-rib fabric has fewerwales on the inside surface at the fold lines than at the outsidesurface of the fold line. For example, the fabric may have one or morewales missing on one surface at every sixth, eighth or tenth waleposition and leave two adjacent wales missing in the other surface atevery fifth and sixth, seventh and eighth, or ninth and tenth waleposition, respectively, with the missing wales on one surface beinggenerally equi-distantly staggered in relation to the missing wales ofthe other surface. The thread forming the fabric is sufficiently tightin relation to the gauge and thickness of the thread to cause the fabricto fold itself in accordion fashion along the lines of the missingwales.

Such a knit permits localized stretch at any point or area within thezones [2 permitting greater comfort and freedom of movement to thewearer of the garment than is provided by conventional garments of thischaracter. This is highly desirable, particularly in torso, shoulder andarmhole areas. r e

3 The double-rib knitted portion 12 of the tube may be provided on adouble-needle machine, that is, a machine having two juxtaposed sets orrows of needles. Inmaking the ,tube,.a.circularknitting. machine;preferably is utilized wherein certain needles are arranged to form thejersey or plain knit portions and other needles are 811 ranged to formthe plait or double-rib zones [2.

The latter is efiected by removing some of the needles from one or bothsets in this zone'ofthe machine and feeding the thread. or:yarn.alternately to needles in the two diiierent sets or rows ofneedles.

In the double-rib fabric zones l2, made on such a machine, the threadforming each course forms a loop alternately on opposite sides .of. thefabric over a suitable width and'then for-either two or threestitchesonly on one face of the fabric and then again on both faces forthesame width and then; again onlyon the opposite facefor either. twoorthree stitches;

The double-rib fabric zones I2 are produced by removing; orrendering'ineifective and inoperative, one'ortwoneedles"at'regularintervalsin' each of the two rows or sets ofneedlesiin'the' corresponding zones of the machine, but with thespacesof the removed needlesof. one rowbeing' staggered .in relationtothe'spaces of'the removed needlesiof the other row,.and' then knittingeach. thread over all the remaining needles'withxsufiicient'tension'so.as-to cause the fabric to fold by itself around the points wherethe.one or; two needles are missing.

Circular, double. needle row machines upon; which. the tube .Hl' maybe..knitted, ,are.exempli fiediby machines madebytheWildmanManufactuning. Company of Morristown, Pennsylvania, whereinboth rows ofneedles are arranged in a continuous uninterrupted circle, and in. whichone. row ofneedles is arranged generally vertical, 1;-

such.needles being generally, referredto as the cylinder needles,,whilethe other row of'needles. is. arranged generally. radially. and more or.less.

atright'angles to the cylinder needles,..the needles of this. other rowbeinggenerally referred. toas the dial needles- Thecireulardouble needlerow. machinesmaybe either of thetype in. which the needlebanks. rotatein relation to. non-rotating cams. and in relation tench-rotatingthread. carriers. or they may. beoi the type in which the-needle banksdo. not rotatev and. instead. the actuating cams rotate along. withthe-thread.car-- riers. or. thread. guides. Any of. such machines. may. be.readily arranged to knitthe. doubleerib. or. pl'aitstitch at.- certaindiametrically opposed. zones. and .a. plain. .orjersey. knit .at the.remainder of. the. tube, and thereby produce. acircularlyknittediabrictube such.asthat.showninbroken. lines inFig. L

It ispreferred that the zones l2 each consist of. six plaits. or foldsformed as. set. forthabove, althoughagreater .or. lesser number of.plaits may be. used dependingupon the. yieldability. that isdesired'in. the. completed. undershirt, and .in .cut-' ting thebodyportion. Moi. theundershirt, the

tube 1.0. is initially; flattenedwith the; zones, l2.

thereofin overlying relation and extending along. the medial line of theflattened tube. The lower edge iii of body portion [4 is formedby.cutting the tube I0 transversely along. astraight line, and

the neckopening is formed. by cutting thetube transversely alongthe lineI8 having-an arcuate contour shaped'tdprovide the front of the neckopening and along the line 20 havingan arcuate contour shaped to providetheeback of. the neck.

opening. The lines [8 and 20, which meet at 22, form an upwardly curvedportion or upper edge of the body portion when the latter is viewed inthe. position of.- Fig. 1. An. armhole 26, in the shape of an elongatedelliptical opening having its major axis inclined relative to thelongitudinal axis of the tube It, is formed in each layer or wall of theknitted fabric tube, within the plaited zones I-Zthereof; adjacent tobut spaced from the upper edge a distance whereby the upper portions of;the armholes and the lines 18 and 29 so define a section 24 and adjacentportions which eventually in-the finished garment will provide seamlessshoulder sections 28.

In commercial practice, the foregoing operationsin accordance. withtheinvention are preferably performed simultaneously by stamping the.body. portion from the tube by means of blanking; dies which sever thebody. portion at the lower.

edge I6 and the lines l8 and 20, and cut out the superimposed armholes26. It will be understood, however, that the same operations may beperformed by manually severing the tube as indicated, for example byshears or scissors.

Asseen in.Fig..1', the shoulder sections 28 include zones 30' ofdouble-ribbed or plait-knit fabric. extendingfrom the neck opening tothe armholes, and zones 32, of similar plait-knit fabric,. extenddownwardly from the arm holes 2.5 to the. lower edge "5 of the bodyportion. When body portion 14 is folded substantially into. the plane.indicated by line 2--2 on Fig. 1, itsappearance. will bethat. indicated.in Fig. 2,. and

zones. 31 will..be. positioned at theopposite side. edges of the bodyportion while zones 3%) willform.

the. crests of. the shoulder sections. In order to reduce the downwardslope of the crests of the shoulder sections, and also to decrease thedistance around the neck opening, the. pleats in zones 3| are sewn oneover the other at their ends adjacent to the neck opening, so that theside edges of zones 38 diverge towards the arm opening, as shown in Fig.2.

If it is desired to provide a sleeveless undershirt, thebody portion-l4,as viewed in Fig. 2, may be finished by securing suitable binding tapearound. the edge ofthe neck opening and also around'the-edges of armopenings. A sleeveless undershirtv thus formed has the advantage ofreadily conforming to the shoulder and torso contours of the wearer, byreason of the plaited zones 30. and 32 disposed at the sides'of thetorso and tops of the shoulders, respectively, thereby affording greatercomfort and freedom of movement of the wearer; and as previouslymentioned a single undershirt thus formed will conform to andproperly'fitthe torsos of different size wearers.

Whenit is. desired to provide an undershirt of the type usually referredto as a T-shirt having short sleeves, a. tube of knitted fabric 34,shown in Fig. 6 is provided in the manner previously recited .inconnection with producing tube [0, which. eventually form the sleeves inthe finished garment. The tube 34 includes diametrically opposed,longitudinal zones 3% and 38 of double-ribbedor plait-knitted fabric andinter mediate portions of conventional plain or jersey knit. The tube 34is formed of such length that pairs of sleeves may be cut therefromwithout waste. As seen in Fig. 6, the tube 3 is flattened, with thezones 36 and 38 disposed at the opposite side edges thereof, preparatoryto cutting the sleeves therefrom. The lower edges of the sleeves areformed by cutting the tube transversely along substantially straightlines 40, which extend at right angles to the longitudinal axis of thetube, and the upper edges of the sleeves, that is, the edges to bejoined to the arm holes, are formed by cutting the tube transverselyalong substantially straight lines 42 which are inclined relative to thetube axis. It can be seen that a length of the tube, between adjacentlines 40, is sufficient to provide a pair of sleeves 44 and 46, andtherefore, waste may be eliminated by forming the length of the tube inmultiples of the desired length.

Each of the pair of sleeves 44 and 46, formed as indicated above, willinclude a relatively long outer longitudinal zone 48 (Fig. 3) ofdouble-- ribbed or plaited knit fabric and a relatively short inner zone50 of similar knit fabric by reason of the inclination of lines 42, andintermediate front and rear sections of conventional jersey knit. Thesleeves 44 and 46 are assembled to the body portion l4, at armholes 23of the latter, with'the outer zone 43 of each aligned with the adjacentzone 30 and the inner zone 56 of each aligned with the adjacent zone 32,as illustrated in Fig. 3. The meeting ends of each inner zone 50 of thesleeve and zone 32 of the body portion have the plaits thereof sewn overthe other to increase the strength of the seam between the sleeve andbody portion at the under-arm section thereof. The sleeves 44 and 46 aresewn in the arm holes 26 along the line 52 (Figs. 1 and 3) to provide aseam allowance between the edge of the arm hole opening in the bodyportion and the stitching.

While the sleeves have been illustrated and described as each havingouter and inner zones of double-ribbed or plaited knit fabric, it is tobe understood that, if desired, the sleeves may each have one such zone,preferably the outer zone 43. In such event the tube 34a shown in Fig. 7and having the zone 38a only is employed, and the tube is severedtransversely as at lines 40a into suitable lengths which may besubsequently severed at an angle such as at lines 42a, so that theresulting sleeve forming sections 44a and 46a of the tube each have anarea 48a of relatively yieldable fabric extending along the long foldedge thereof.

An abbreviated collar or collarette 54 is sewn into the neck opening(Fig. 3) and is preferably formed of a circularly-knitted, one-piece,seamless tube of the desired size. Similar knitted edging (not shown)may be applied to the ends of sleeves 44 and 46, or the sleeves may bemerely self -hemmed as illustrated.

Referring now to Figs. 4 and 5, an undershirt is there shown formedaccording to a modified embodiment of this invention. In Fig. 4 a tube56, similar in all respects to the tube [0 previously described, isshown in broken lines and flattened so that the double-rib or plaitedlongitudinal sections 58 of the tube are superimposed on each other. Thebody portion 60, of the modified undershirt, is formed from the tube 56by cutting the latter transversely along line 62, constituting the loweredge of body portion 60, and transversely along line 64 at the top. Theback of the neck opening is provided by cutting along the arcuate line65 extending from the line 64 to one side edge or fold of the foldedtube, and the front of the neck opening is provided by cutting thefolded tube along the arcuate line 68 extending from the line 64 to theopposite side edge of the tube. An elliptical opening 16 is cut in eachof the layers of fabric of the flattened tube to form arm holes. Theopenings are disposed centrally within the plaited sections or zones 58and open at their top ends at the straight portion of I tube 56 in themanner heretofore described, the

body portion is flattened with the zones 58 disposed at the oppositesides thereof and edge sections 14 and 16 'in confronting relation. Edgesections i4 and 16 are then joined together by shoulder seam 18 (Fig.5). By reason of the elliptical configuration of the arm hole openingsT0, the plaited zones 58 of the tube will form a double-rib orplait-knit section 86 at each side of the body portion extending fromthe arm hole downwardly to the lower edge 62, and approximatelytriangular sections 82 and 84 of similar plait knit at the top of theshoulder on opposite sides of shoulder seam 16. Sections 82 and 84permit yielding of the top portion of the shoulder portion in thedirection of the shoulder seam 18, While sections permit lateralyielding of the portion covering the wearers torso.

The undershirt is completed by setting sleeves 44' and 46', which aresimilar to sleeves 44 and 46 of Figs. 3 and 6, into the arm holeopenings 10 and stitching such sleeves at their inner ends to the bodyportion along dotted lines 86 (Fig. 4) to provide suitable seamallowance. The sleeves inserted in the arm openings as above includerelatively long outer longitudinal zones 48' of doubleribbed or plaitedknit fabric and relatively short inner zones 56 of similar knit fabric.Thereafter, a continuous, circular-knitted, one-piece, seamless collaror neck band 88 is stitched in the neck-opening defined by lines 68 inthe front and 66 in the back.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the presentinvention provides improved undershirts having body portions and sleeveseach formed preferably by circular knitting, and having sections at thesides of the torso, at the shoulders and at spaced portions of thesleeves that are more yieldable than the remaining portions to therebyafford maximum comfort and freedom of movement to the wearer, withoutsacrificing the ability to retain its original shape, even afterrepeated launderings, and which can be manufactured in a simple andeconomical manner.

While I have illustrated and described preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited tothose precise embodiments, as obviously various modifications andchanges may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scopeof my invention.

4 What I claim is:

1. A garment formed of flexible material comprising a body having frontand back sections, neck and arm openings and shoulder portions integralwith said front and back sections between said neck and arm openings,said body being formed with zones more yieldable laterally than theremainder of said body extending along the opposite sides of said bodyfrom said arm openings to the bottom edge of said body and along saidshoulder portions from said arm openings to said neck opening, saidzones extending along ass-5,200

7 said shoulder portionsbeing gatheredratsaidlneck opening.

2. A garment formed of a fabric comprising a bodyhaving front and backsections, neck and arm openingsand shoulder portions between said neckand arm openings, said body being formed with zones of a knit moreyieldable laterally than the remainder of said body extending along theopposite sides thereof and at said shoulder portions, and a pair ofsleeves each formed With longitudinal zones more yieldable laterallythan the remainder of said sleeve at opposite sides thereof; saidsleeves being secured in said arm openings with said opposed sleevezones contiguous to said zones at the sides andv shoulder portions ofthe body, respectively.

3. A, garment formed of a fabric comprising a body having'front and backsections, neck and arm openings and shoulder portions between said neckand arm openings, said body being formed with zones of a knit moreyieldable laterally than the remainder of said body extending along theopposite sides thereof and at said shoulder portions, and a pair ofcircularly knitted one-piece sleeves each formed with at least onelongitudinal sleeve zone of a knit more yieldable laterally than theremainder of the said sleeve, said sleeves being secured to said armopenings with the said sleeve zones contiguous to said zones at theshoulder portions of the body.

4. A garment formed of a knitted fabric com prising a circularly knittedone-piece body having front and back sections, neck and arm openings andshoulder portions integral. with said front and back sections betweensaid neck and arm. openings, said body being formed-with longitudinalzones of a knit more yieldable laterally than the remainder of said bodyextending-along the opposite sides of said body from the bottom edgethereof to said arm openings and along said shoulder portions from saidarm openings to said neck opening, and a pair of circularly knittedonepiece sleeves each formed with longitudinalzones of a knit moreyieldable laterally than the remainder thereof at opposite sides of saidsleeve, said sleeves being secured in said arm openings with saidopposed sleeve zones disposed in end to end relation tothe adjacent onesof said zones at the sides and shoulder portions of the body,respectively.

5. A garment formed of a knittedfabric comprising a circularly knittedone-piece body having front and back sections, neck and arm openings.and shoulder portions between said neck and arm openings, said bodybeing formed with zones of a knit more yieldable laterally than theremainder of said body extending along the opposite sides of the bodybetween the bottom edge thereof and said arm openings and at saidshoulder portions, a pair of circularly knitted.

one-piece sleeves each formed with longitudinal. zones at opposite sidesthereof of a knit more, yieldable laterally than the remainder of theysleeve, said sleeves being secured in said arm openings with saidopposed sleeve zones contiguous to said zones at the sides and shoulderportions of the body, respectively, and means restricting the lateralyielding of the side body zones and contiguous ones of said sleeve zonesat their meeting ends.

6. A garment formed of a knitted fabric comprising a circularly knittedone-piece body having front and back sections, neck and arm openings andshoulder portions integral with said front and baoksections between saidneck opening and 8, said arm openings, saidbody being formed withlongitudinal zones at the opposite sides extending from thebottomedgeithereof to. said arm openings and at said shoulder portionsextending from said arm openings to said neck opening, said zones beingof aknit more yieldable laterally than the remainder of said body, apair of 'cir=- cularly knitted one-piece sleeves each formed withlongitudinal zones at the opposite sidesof'a knit more yieldablelaterally than the remainder of the sleeve, said sleeves being securedin said arm openings with said opposed'sleeve zones disposed in end toend relation to the adjacent one of said zones at the sides and shoulderportions of the body, respectively, means restricting the lateralyielding of the zones at the sides of the body and the contiguous onesof said sleeve zones at their meeting ends, and means restricting thelateral yielding of said zones along the shoulder portions of the bodyat the ends thereof adjacent said neck opening.

7. A garment formed of a knitted fabric comprising a circularly knittedone-piece body having front and back sections, neck and arm openings andshoulder portions between said neck and arm openings, said body beingformed with zones at the opposite sides thereof and at said shoulderportions of a knit more yieldable laterally than the remainder of saidbody, a pair of circularly knitted one-piece sleeves each formed withlongitudinal zones at the opposite sides of a knit more yieldablelaterally than the remainder of the sleeve, said sleeves being securedin said arm openings with the opposed sleeve zones contiguous to saidzones at the sides and shoulder portions of said body, respectively, anda circularly knitted one-piece neck band secured in said neck opening.

8. The method of forming a one-piece body for. a garment of the classdescribed comprising circularly knitting a tube of fabric withdiametrically opposed. longitudinal zones of a knitmore yieldablelaterally than the remainder of the. tube, flattening the tube alonglines midway of the portions thereof which are to constitute the frontand back of the garment body and with the longitudinal zonessuperimposed, cutting out por-- tions of said superimposed zones to formregistering open areas therein to constitute the armholes of thegarment, and also severing both layers of the flattened tubetransversely above' said open areas to form the front and back neckportions of the garment body and shoulder portions therebetween wherebythe shoulder portions and the sides. of the body are more yieldablelaterally than the remainder thereof.

9. The method of forming a one-piece body-for a garment of the classdescribed comprising circularly knitting a tube of fabric withdiametrically opposed longitudinal zones of a knit more yieldablelaterally than the remainder of the tube, flattening the tube alonglines midway of the portions thereof which are to constitute the frontand back of the garment body and with the longitudinal zonessuperimposed, cutting out portions of said superimposed zones to formregistering open areas, therein to constitute the armholes of thegarment, and also severing both layers of the flattened tube. on acontoured line arched above said open areas to form the front and backneck portions of the garment body and shoulder portions therebetweenwhereby the shoulder. por tions and the sides of the body are moreyieldable, laterally than the remainder thereof.

10. The method of forming a one-piece body for a garment of the classdescribed comprising circularly knitting a tube of fabric withdiametrically opposed longitudinal zones of a knit more yieldablelaterally than the remainder of the tube, flattening the tube alonglines midway of the portions thereof which are to constitute the frontand back of the garment body and with the longitudinal zonessuperimposed, cutting out portions of said superimposed zones to formregistering open areas therein to constitute the armholes of thegarment, and also severing both layers of the flattened tube oncontoured lines spaced from said open areas to form the front and backneck portions of the garment body and shoulder portions therebetweenwhereby sections of the shoulder portions and the sides of the body aremore yieldable in one direction than the remainder thereof.

11. The method of making a garment of the class described comprisingforming a tube of fabric with diametrically opposed longitudinal zonesof a knit more yieldable laterally than the remainder of the tube,flattening the tube along lines midway of the portions thereof which areto constitute the front and back of the garment and with thelongitudinal zones superimposed, cutting out portions of saidsuperimposed zones to form registering areas therein to constitute thearmholes of the garment, severing both layers of the flattened tube on aline above said open areas to form the front and back neck portions ofthe garment and shoulder portions therebetween, forming a tube of fabricwith a longitudinal zone of a knit more yieldable laterally than theremainder of the tube, severing the latter tube into a pair of sleeves,and securing said sleeves in the cutout open areas with saidlongitudinal zone of each of the sleeves contiguous to the zone at eachside of said shoulder portions.

12. The method of forming a garment of the class described comprisingcircularly knitting a tube of fabric with diametrically opposedlongitudinal zones of a knit more yieldable laterally than the remainderof the tube, flattening'the tube along lines midway of the portionsthereof which are to constitute the front and back of the garment andwith the longitudinal zones superimposed, cutting out portions of saidsuperimposed zones to form registering areas therein to constitute thearmholes of the garment, severing both layers of the flattened tube on acontoured line arched above said open areas to form the front and backneck portions of the garment and shoulder portions therebetween,circularly knitting a second tube of fabric with diametrically opposedlongitudinal zones of a knit more yieldable laterally than the remainderof the tube, severing the latter tube into a pair of sleeves, andsecuring said sleeves in the cutout open areas 10 with said opposedzones of the sleeves contiguous to the zones at the sides of the firsttube and at said shoulder portions, respectively.

13. The method of forming a garment of the class described comprisingcircularly knitting a first tube of fabric with diametrically opposedlongitudinal zones of a knit more yieldable laterally than the remainderof the tube, flattening the tube along lines midway of the portionsthereof which are to constitute the front and back of the garment andwith the longitudinal zones superimposed, cutting out portions of saidsuperimposed zones to form registering open areas therein to constitutethe armholes of the garment, severing both layers of the flattened tubeon a contoured line arched above said open areas to form the front andback portions of the neck opening of the garment and shoulder portionstherebetween having sections of said zones extending from said neckopening to said armholes, restricting the lateral yielding of saidsections of said zories at the ends thereof adjacent said neck opening,circularly knitting a second tube of fabric having diametrically opposedlongitudinal zones of a knit more yieldable laterally than the remainderof the tube, severing said second tube into pairs of sleeves, securingsaid sleeves in said armholes with the opposed zones of said sleeves inend to end relation with the sections of zones at said shoulder portionsand extending downwardly from said armholes, and restricting the lateralyielding of the sections of the zones extending downwardly from thearmholes and of the contiguous zones of the sleeves at their meetingends.

WILLIAM W. ARTZT.

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